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九年级期末题型突破14阅读理解（D篇）

阅读单选（D篇）

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TomAveryisoneoftheonly41peopleevertohavereachedboththeSouthandNorth

Poles.HewasborninDecember1975andbroughtupinEngland,BrazilandFrance.His

passion(强烈爱好)foradventurebeganwhenhewasjustsevenyearsoldandfirstread

abouttheexpeditions(探险)offamousexplorers.Perhapsthiswasthestartofhisplantoput

togethertheultimate(终极的)journey—totheverytopoftheworld,theNorthPole,

followingtheroutetakenbyRobertPearyinhis1909adventure.

BothPearyandAverysetofffromCapeColumbiainCanada.Pearyhadalargerteam

andinfacthadfoursupportgroups.Every160kilometers,agroupwouldleaveplentyof

foodandthenturnback.Theteamthereforegotsmallerthefurthernorththeytravelled.

WhileAverydidn’thaveasmanyonhisteam,theydidhavefooddroppedbyplaneforthem

atfourlocations.

Avery’steamalsohadtheobviousbenefitofmoderntechnology,butAverydoesn’t

believethismadeabigdifference.Hecredits(把……归功于)histeam’ssuccesstothe16

Inuitdogsthatpullthesledges(雪橇).“Itwouldn’thavebeenpossiblewithoutthem,”he

said.“Yourspeeddependsonthedogsandhowquicklyyoucangetasledgethroughthe

ice.”Histeamweretravellingattheendofwinterandthismeantthattheicewasthinnerand

couldeasilybreakunderaperson’sweight.Thiswasanaddeddanger.

Anotherdifferencebetweenbothmen’sjourneyswasthatPearywasfarmore

experiencedthanAveryandhadalreadybeenonseveraltripstotheArctic.

Pearyclaimed(声称)tohavereachedtheNorthPolein39days,butsomehistorians

arguethatthiswasnotpossible.Avery’steamactuallybeatthistimeandbecamethefastest

togetthereonfoot.Averysays,“Wetoldeveryonewecoulddoitandthatwewouldn’tfail.

Butitcertainlywasn’teasy.”

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